State-building, expansion and conflict

Civilization:

Name:Chris Berkich


Themes
How does this theme apply to your civilization?
Political Structures and forms of governance
  • Tikal was the most important Mayan political center between the fourth and the ninth centeries C.E.
Empires
  • The Olmecs were the first great empires in Mesoamerica(8000 to 7000 B.C.E)
Nations and nationalism
  • Trade was a prominate link between the Olmec heartland and other regions in Mesoamerica.
Revolts and revolutions
  • The Mayan Kingdoms fought constantly with each other.
  • Victors generally killed all the people and took their ceremonial centers.
Regional, transregional, and global structures and organizations
  • Their ancestors were the first to come to america from Siberia to Alaska, then in 3000 B.C.E they started to migrate to uninhabited islands in the Pacific Ocean.